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peteaharrison
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The somewhat blurred photo below is of my father Frank Harrison....behind him are his cousin Jack Simpson being held by aunt Bell Simpson - wife of William Simpson who had the Butcher's shop in Park Road, Barlick.
Can you identify the building in the background which has a sign saying "Binns.....House"
By the time I was born in 1945 the Simpsons all lived in Park Road..
Pete
Edited by - peteaharrison on 25/04/2008 6:22:21 PM
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xxmart
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Posted - 25/04/2008 : 18:24
hi pete .. ive no idea but will cheat and ask mum he he ..
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peteaharrison
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Posted - 25/04/2008 : 18:35
Hiya xxmart......that's not cheating - but I'll bet ya threpence she'll not know.....tee hee
Pete
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xxmart
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Posted - 25/04/2008 : 19:23
bet she will your related he he
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TOM PHILLIPS
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Posted - 25/04/2008 : 21:47
I know some people called Binns and some called Binnes,they are Jewish or come from jewish stock.....
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Stanley
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Posted - 26/04/2008 : 08:46
From the classical pillar, size of the doorway and the highly polished brass bell push it looks like a public building and I'd guess a registry office, town hall or similar building. Doesn't ring a bell with me for Barlick. There was a large store called Binns over Yorkshire way and something says Skipton to me but it's only a guess. Perhaps a holiday snap?
Stanley Challenger Graham
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moh
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Posted - 26/04/2008 : 11:25
Looks like a boarding house - Blackpool or Morecambe maybe.
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peteaharrison
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Posted - 27/04/2008 : 21:00
It was a shot in the dark....thanks for the responses. I don't think the folk in the photo would have gone on holiday together....though I do agree that it looks as if it could be a boarding house. I should have mentioned that the photo was taken in about 1927.
Coincidentally, when I Googled - Binns Barnoldswick - the first result was a reference to Craven House and a Mr Binns Solicitor, who is a partner in the firm of Walker Forster....Craven House being the subject of a recent post of mine.
Pete
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Posted - 28/04/2008 : 11:52
Just discovered quite by chance that there was a Binns Department store in Blackpool in the 1980's - might have gone that far back. Nolic
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Posted - 28/04/2008 : 20:18
Iam certain it is a guest houes, i have blown the photo up and the second word on the bottom line is "house" so I am assuming that it is "BINNS GUEST HOUSE"
Gus
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Posted - 28/04/2008 : 22:41
On the Poulton Flyde community web site is a ref to a Mr Binns who ran a guest house for agricultural workers. They had some connection to Halsteads, and there is a mention of Burnley !!!!!!!!!!
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Posted - 28/04/2008 : 22:44
Is that a T just before the House ???
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peteaharrison
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Posted - 30/04/2008 : 01:07
I'm almost sure it is a letter T, Frank......and that the sign does read "Binns Guest House".
I had been under the impression that it was somewhere in Barlick - but apparently not. As they say - "good shout" - MOH and Gus....I now reckon that the best bet is that it's a Guest House in Morecambe or Blackpool .....
Pete
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Posted - 30/04/2008 : 02:27
The lad in the front (Frank) appears to be wearing a school blazer. Can the insignia on it be determined by blowing that section up? (Would one wear a school uniform on 'holidays'?)
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Stanley
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Posted - 30/04/2008 : 09:30
Yes Maz..... if it was the only blazer you had.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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Posted - 30/04/2008 : 10:19
Children did wear their blazers 'for best'. I have a photo of me in mine in London for the Festival of Britain in 1951.
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Where in Barlick is - or was - this building?
